Drawer for holding documents



(No Model.)

T. G.v KNIGHT.

' DRAWER FOR HOLDING DOCUMENTS, 65C.

No. 573,665. Patented Deo. 22, 1896.v

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

THOMAS G. KNIGHT, OF ROCKVILLE CENTRE, NEIV YORK.

DRAWER FOR HOLDING DOCUMENTS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 573,665, dated December 22, 1896. Applicatie ned Augustze, i896. serai No. 603,955. (Nomad.)

To I/ZZ whom, it mf/l/ concern.:

Be it known that I, THOMAS G. KNIGHT, of Rockville Centre, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Drawer for Holding Documents, &c., of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved drawer for holding documents, index-cards, and the like in such a manner that ready access is had to the said documents at any time without completely removing the same from the drawer or disturbing the arrangement and parts of the box.

The invention consists of certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter and then pointed out in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective View of a cabinetiile with one of the improved drawers drawn partly out. Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-section of the improvement on the line 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. Lis aside elevation of a card, and Fig. 5 is a like view of a modiiied form of receptacle.

As illustrated in Fig. l, a cabinet or box A is provided having a series of drawers B, open at the top and each formed with a bottom B', front and rear ends B2 B3, and the sides B4 B5, all connected with each other in a suitable manner. On the front end B2 is secured a knob O for conveniently pulling the drawer out of the cabinet or pushing it back to its place after use.

The sides B4 B5 of the drawer` or box are cut out at the top almost throughout their length, as is plainly indicated in Fig. 3, and along one of the said sides extends on the inside of the drawer a pivot-rod D, engaging the front and rear ends B2 B3, so as to support the rod near the top of the box somewhat above the top edge of the corresponding side, as will. be readily understood by reference to the drawings.

The outer end of the rod D is preferably provided with a knob D' for pulling the rod out of the ends of the drawer or putting it in place, the rod being adapted to be locked in position by a pin E, engaging an opening in the rod on the inside of one of the ends of the drawer. (See Fig. 3.) Other suitable locking means, however, may be employed for fastening the rod in position.

On the rod D are pivoted receptacles F, cards F", or the like, said receptacles being adapted to contain documents, bills, and other papers or the like, and on the cards F may be written matter of reference or the like. Each of the cards or receptacles is formed near one upper corner with an aperture F2 for engagement with the rod D, and the side adjacent to the said aperture and the bottom of the card or receptacle is adapted to rest against the corresponding side and bottom of the box-drawer. Thus the card or receptacle is suitably supported in the drawer, and it can be readily swung up intoa raised position, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to permit of readily reading the matter on the card or getting at the contents of the receptacle, the latter being open at one side, as indicated in Fig. l. Hence when the receptacle is swung into an uppermost position the open side is at the top, and convenient access may be had to the contents of the receptacle or the memoranda on the card.

In order to permit of conveniently swinging the receptacle or card into an uppermost position for the purpose described, I prefer to provide each receptacle or card with a tab F3 near the open end of the receptacle and on the top thereof, as shown in the drawings. The free or open end of the receptacle may be straight, as indicated in Fig. 2, or curved, as indicated in Fig. 5, it being understood that in the former case the side B5 of the box must be a suitable distance from this open end to permit of properly swinging the receptacle into an uppermost position. When, however, the receptacle is rounded at the free end, as indicated in Fig. 5, then this end can extend in close'proximity to the side B5, which may be correspondingly shaped. One or both sides of each receptacle are formed at their free ends with finger-holes F4 to permit of conveniently taking hold of the contents of the receptacle.

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It is understood that by the arrangement described the rod D forms the pivot or hinge for the receptacle or card to permit of conveniently swinging any one of the cards or receptacles into an uppermost position, said rod also permitting of sliding the receptacles or cards longitudinally in the box, the rod then serving as a guide-rod.

It is evident that after the contents of a recept-acle or card have been examined the operator by simply releasing the tab permits the receptacle or card to fall back by its own weight into proper position within the box. The device described saves considerable time and labor in the examination of the contents of the card or receptacle, as the said card or receptacle need not be removed from the rod, but only temporarily swung out of the drawer.

lVhen it is desired to place a card or receptacle in the drawer, the operatorremoves the pin E and then pulls the rod D out to disengage the rear end from the end B3 of the drawer, and then places the card or receptacle in the box with the aperture F2 in alinement with the rod D. The latter is then pushed home to engage the aperture in the card or receptacle and form a pivot or hinge for the same. y

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination with the drawer having its sides cut out at the top, of the pivot-rod extending longitudinally in said drawer, and adjacent one of said sides above' its cut-out portion, the said rod engaging the front and rear ends of the drawer and removably held in the sam e, receptacles arranged transversely in said drawer, each of which has a perforated upper corner opposite its open end and by which it is received and fulcrumed on said rod and adapted to swing thereon, and cards likewise fulcrumed on said rod, whereby said cards and receptacles may be brought out of the body of the drawer and easy access had to their contents, as and for the purpose set forth.

THOMAS G. KNIGHT.

Vitnesses:

THEO. G. HosTER, JN0. M. RITTER. 

